(83) Well anyways do what you feel is right. Hopefully it is not visceral forces like disgust as the driver

Reading an LA Times article about the new Sheriff not doing something to distinguish whether deputy gangs exist in the department and to mandate a list of questions to be answered. A vote was held on what to do with mandating this the LA county supervisor Janice Hahn voted no for the sheriff and that he should be able to write his own policy, while four others voted yes in seeking transparency. It is about character Hahn wanted Villanueva out and as much as called him a two-time loser when he lost while running for an LA County supervisor seat. If Luna does not pan out, then it will be a loss for her and the hatred she has for Villanueva (personal vendetta). Thats some attitude for her to have to make a statement towards a competitor that lost a run at her position. Something going on there since Villanueva claimed he was running for the LA County supervisor seat because he wanted to expose the corruption that was taking place within the city council. He also mentioned about being concerned of democracy and the citizens' rights being broken regarding the new guy coming in to take his replace him. Was Villanueva not abiding to breaking citizens' rights the reason why he was ousted from his position, and the very reason why Hahn did not want him there in the first place? That attitude If he was not going to abuse his authority when pressed to do more who was he protecting? His moral conscience, and honor and integrity for the very position that he held. This is away from lacking a moral conscience, and not becoming overly addicted to power and bullying people is a good thing. Hahn got that last word. Or did she? At this point it is Luna's actions and how he holds integrity aligned with his professional responsibility that will be the difference.

One obvious sign of this is that Villanueva put a policy in place that would prohibit the use of outlaw practices within the department, and by using outside contractors that would also partake in practices that may be unethical, unconstitutional, and or go beyond what the duties of being a police officer actually call for. Like taking matters into one's own hands and getting rid of people that, for example, are not wanted there in a specific society for whatever specific purpose. Democracy and protecting the rights of all people should be more important than smear campaigns, even if framing people may be a specialty way to persecute and streamline getting rid of people that are seen as unfavorable by others. Look at the state of the nation unacceptance of the differences of others is high, stress is high, which are just some factors of why it is easy to turn everyone against one another. There has been some talk of a fear of a civil war, and it is just this kind of political violence that is a new level of social control, a new status quo which goes beyond democracy and authoritarianism that promotes it.

What are outlaw practices anyways? Framing a person that is seen as a threat because the person stands against the corrupt practices that he is aware of that you partake in? So get a smear campaign together by creating a situation then get people together so you can reinforce a label, a construct as a means of hating the person? That’s what this is it is good old-fashioned hate, and by coordinating an effort in this nature is a very example of taking matters into one’s own hands and persecuting others away from any principles of democracy, instead from one’s own self-righteousness like a fame of power at the expense of others. This is just a smidgeon of the personality unfolding and just like the four council members that push for protecting members of society from abuse and corruption it is a sign of their personality and character- good for them. 

None of these extremes were taking place at this degree while this person was off in his year of retirement now, were they? With more power comes more extremes, and what some say as the most dangerous of a human condition- inflated ego. The difference of skill set is often associated with intellectual and emotional maturity. Sadly, often stress as the precursor emotion overrides logic people get generalized as a social construct, or label, a form of idealism and never seen for who they truly are instead seen through what the lens of disgust conjures. These are the dynamics that lead to tyranny, movements, between group conflicts, bread by polarized group ideologies, and fueled by hatred. Couple reasons why these extremes were not taking place on his year off. For one, he did not have the power, nor the resources to pull the strings. For two, most people have a moral conscience that acts as an ethical rudder and would never stoop so low as to manipulate and intimidate everything to turn people against one another in a way that promotes hatred and violence. This just serves as a selfish apathetic person's agenda; a prospect in an effort to serve one's own greedy idolized self. Just shows the demeanor not the leader in the person. There are enough dynamics in any organization, for example, to stay grounded in the day-to-day dealings of a difficult job, to prevent burnout, and prevent becoming addicted to emotions like disgust and anger that just bring out the worst in people. I've been taking hit nonstop since the last post. I am tired of getting bullied by a delusional individual that lacks the awareness to focus his time and prioritize his efforts in the areas of his organization where it is truly needed.

LA Times articles:

Sheriff’s Department flouts county request for info on alleged deputy gang, report says